Club Nights

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership (bronze minimum) required. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/wP2sCmm6q2Kt5Yfg6

Hammersmith Chess Club are World Champions! https://twitter.com/hammer_chess/status/1933866199227498745 Many members of the team will be at the club! Please come along to congratulate them on their victory and test yourselves against … Continue reading "Meet, greet and play the World Champions!"

We welcome a special guest to play simultaneously against a number of Hammers.

A five-round rapid tournament, in which all of the starting positions are randomised! Please enter via this link: https://forms.gle/etT7oCAQ56mvHszr7

The seventh and final round of our infamous annual blitz tournament series. The stronger you are, the less time you get on your clock! Enter here: https://forms.gle/dHcwmiwyG1vRa9MSA

4 rounds of 15+10 rapid. ECF membership (bronze minimum) required. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/UbuQD7uQeuoBc3qT6

Please join us for our 2025 AGM - a chance for members to hear about everything going on at the club, and to provide any feedback to the committee.

A quote by François-André Danican Philidor, the best player of the 18th century, who could only play by giving pawn or piece odds to his opponents and influenced his successors: … Continue reading "The French Revolution: Pawns are the soul of chess"

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership (bronze minimum) required. Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/twgtcDwiAcBNDKRf9

Five rounds of duck chess! Rules and practice: https://support.chess.com/en/articles/8615411-what-is-duck-chess All skill levels are welcome. Please sign up here. See you on Monday!

Siegbert Tarrasch was at his peak #1 or #2 in the world. He is known for his clear, but provocative statements, his principles. Are they still valid after 135 years? … Continue reading "Learn from Tarrasch"

5 rounds of 10+5 rapid. ECF membership required. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/37d3SAJLWJ5k6Tn79